# Pankaj Goel

> Pankaj Goel is the co-founder and CEO of Opkey, a no-code, AI-driven test automation platform used by more than 250 enterprises to keep cloud ERP systems - Oracle, Workday, SAP, Salesforce, Coupa - from breaking on every quarterly update. He founded Opkey in 2016 after spending a decade running Crestech Software Systems, and before that worked on the automation teams behind Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. In August 2024 Opkey raised a $47M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Opkey
- **Organizations:** Opkey, Crestech Software Systems (former), Adobe Systems (former), HCL Technologies (former), Oracle (former), Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
- **Known for:** Raised $66M total, including $47M Series B in August 2024 led by PeakSpan Capital, Built Opkey to more than 250 enterprise customers, including 72% of the Fortune 1000, Member of the Forbes Technology Council

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Automation engineer at Adobe Systems on the InDesign and Illustrator teams
- **early career** — Roles at Oracle (Hyderabad) and HCL Technologies
- **2005** — Co-founded Crestech Software Systems, a testing services firm
- **2015** — Ended Crestech tenure as Co-Founder & CEO
- **2016** — Co-founded Opkey with two life-long friends as a no-code test automation platform
- **2024-03** — Launched Opkey One, an AI-driven test automation platform
- **2024-08** — Raised $47M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital
- **2025** — Recognized as Workday-certified test automation partner; spoke at OracleAI World on Agentic AI

## Achievements

- Raised $66M total, including $47M Series B in August 2024 led by PeakSpan Capital
- Built Opkey to more than 250 enterprise customers, including 72% of the Fortune 1000
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council
- Certified partner for Workday test automation
- Two-time founder (Crestech, Opkey)

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Opkey closed $47M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital
- **2024-03** — Launched Opkey One, an AI-powered test automation platform
- **2025-10** — Spoke at Oracle AI World on Agentic AI and ERP applications
- **2025** — Opkey certified as an official Workday test automation partner

## Links

- Website: https://opkey.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajunlimited/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/opkey_ssts
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/opkeydotcom/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09